The route pitches upward west of Loveland. The Colorado Rocky Mountain Bicycle Tour touts itself as the toughest tour in the state. Much of the first day of the tour followed the Pro Challenge stage 6.

Cyclists watch as one of three vehicles involved in a Sunday morning accident are hauled out of the Big Thompson Canyon. Multiple injuries were reported and unofficial reports suggest one vehicle crossed a double yellow center line just below Drake to pass when the accident occured.

Laundry and a bicycle adorn a fence at the Estes Park Elementary School on Sunday evening. About 250 riders of the Colorado Rocky Mountain Bicycle Tour stayed overnight in tents at the school's playground.